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Mini Camp & OTAs
- Thread starter JWarren14
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awtysst
Draft Guru
Good question. I think first rounders are usually just before training camp. I would say about 2-3 weeks before that the lower round picks sign. Remember Harrison did not graduate from Stanford until June, so he was signed after that. Probably july?
I believe you are speaking some serious truth there. I just want to get everyone in camp this year. Rough opening schedule, and losing Cushing does not help. Everyone needs to be on the sam page and ready from the get-go.
awtysst
Draft Guru
I do not anticipate a problem getting everyone in on time. Jackson will get slotted in between #19 and #21. He will sign right around the time everyone else does, between 3 days and 3 hours before training camp!
Maybe a couple, but usually most of the draft picks are signed somewhere between the 4th of July and training camp
painekiller
All Pro
Rookie Signing Dates
2009 Season
July 31 First Practice Day
Aug 1 (1) Brian Cushing
July 31 (2) Connor Barwin
July 24 (3) Antoine Caldwell
July 24 (5) James Casey
July 17 (4a) Glover Quinn
June 17, (4b) Anthony Hill
June 11, (7) Troy Nolan
June 8 (6) Brice McCain
2008 Season
July 25 First Practice Day
July 25 (1)Duane Brown
July 21 (3)Antwaun Molden
July 21 (3)Steve Slaton
July 21 (5)Frank Okam
July 16 (4)Xavier Adibi
June 26 (7)Alex Brink
June 19 (6)Dominique Barber
2007 Season
July 27 First Practice Day
July 27 (1)Amobi Okoye
July 26 (4)Fred Bennett
July 26 (5)Brandon Frye
July 24 (3)Jacoby Jones
July 23 (5)Brandon Harrison
July 23 (6)Kasey Studdard
July 19 (7)Zac Diles
2006 Season
July 28 First Practice Day
July 23 (3)Charles Spencer
July 23 (3)Eric Winston
July 13 (6)Wali Lundy
July 13 (7)David Anderson
July 12 (4)Owen Daniels
July 07 (2)DeMeco Ryans
April 28 (1)Mario Williams
GuerillaBlack
Hall of Fame
Why do we always have one of the latest Mini-Camps/OTAs? I hate the waiting game.
painekiller
All Pro
Kubiak had throat surgery and had to wait for the throat to heal enough for him to return to work. When I had the same surgery it was some time before I was 100%.
Also some of the younger players have been going to school, this gives them a chance to finish finals.
GuerillaBlack
Hall of Fame
Didn't think about the finals part. That is very true, but it's not just this year that the Texans have late OTAs/Mini-camp (in regards to Kubiak's throat surgery).
drewmar74
disgruntled
Sweet. Maybe it'll give us something to talk about other than Cushing's issues.....
Like who's going to replace Cushing for the opening 4 games...
I'm interested to see who's running 1st team on the o-line and what position Wade Smith is playing. Not that it couldn't change before camp. Just would like to see what the coaches are thinking right now. Also wondering if Jacoby Jones will get a shot at dislodging Walter as a starter in 2 WR sets.
Just like every year, the stuff I look forward to the most in OTAs and mini-camp are the rookies, both drafted and undrafted. I love seeing (well, hearing) about how our brand new players are adjusting to the NFL.
By the way, I just want to take this time to thank all of you who go to the OTAs and camps in advance. For those of us that cant go, it is unbelievably awesome to hear about what is going on- who looks good, who doesnt, who might surprise, etc. You guys are awesome.
By the way, I just want to take this time to thank all of you who go to the OTAs and camps in advance. For those of us that cant go, it is unbelievably awesome to hear about what is going on- who looks good, who doesnt, who might surprise, etc. You guys are awesome.
alphajoker
Veteran
How do you get to go? I thought you could only go during training camp to watch practice.
Good shout out! I'd like to echo these sentiments...
No clue. But it seems like every year people get information for those of us who are outside the Texans area, and I wanted to let them know that we appreciate it.
I'm hopeful that more of the fan site bloggers get media credentials, now that Tony Wylie is out of the picture. I would like to read more unfiltered information than we currently receive.
Is it like getting your tonsils removed? I was a sick puppy after that!
NitroGSXR
Super Sic #58
I fully expect much more information this time around. Twitter is why. No I don't twit but it's what will give the media stories to run with. It gained so much steam that it has absolutely changed the face of reporting. Players now break news. Players and fans have never interacted like they do now.
I'm looking for more (or different) information than what's found in a "tweet". Not that there's anything wrong with that. I prefer more analysis and substance than the twitter format provides.
NitroGSXR
Super Sic #58
Well sure. Like I said I don't "tweet". Just saying that I've been seeing Schefler write a LOT less articles since twitter came out. Same with McClain. Breaking news gets to us and us message board critters run with it. Reporters are increasingly being reduced to being privvy to the exact same information any person with a cell phone can get. We have the same bare information that many reporters run with.
ChampionTexan
Hall of Fame
I don't believe OTA's are open to the public, and I'm pretty sure the Texans have a policy prohibiting the media from tweeting while attending OTA's.
Did a cursory search to see if I could find anything in writing regarding the policy, and wasn't able to, but I know John and Lance were talking about the non-tweeting policy this morning.
Ole Miss Texan
Hall of Fame
If I was an attorney drafting a legal policy for the national football league, I'd have a hard time taking myself seriously that I'd be getting paid $100-200/hour for writing about when the media could and could not "tweet".
I don't doubt it's policy... but the way society has evolved with all the myspace and facebook and twittering just gives me a mild case of facepalm.
Houston - In further news, Brian Cushing tests positive according to the League's non-tweeting policy. Cushing states he did not write or type any tweet whatsoever and that twittering can be naturally produced by the body. Cushing, a 1st round pick by the Texans in 2009, will miss the remainder of the 2010 season for this twittering violation.
texasguy346
Mod Squad
It might have something to do with the NFL rule that rookies can't participate in team activities until classes are over at their college. That's why Gerhart didn't participate in activities for the Vikings.
JWarren14
Beer Me
Thanks, forgot about that.
Austrian
All Pro
That's why Sherrick McMannis didn't participate.
Anybody else notice in the video that Holliday was wearing the number 16, not the 84 that he was reportedly given. Also, he was the only rookie in the video, something I am a little disappointed by. I want to see what those guys look like in the Texans gear!
Hope this doesn't become Brandon Harrison 2.
большое спасибо
I will check that out. Jackson looks legit in Texans colors.
Carr Bombed
Hall of Fame
I'm really excited about Jacoby focusing solely on his receiving skills this offseason.
That 6th round pick Holliday is going to benefit us in multiple positions this year. It makes Jacoby a better player and will boost our special teams also. GREAT PICK.
Speaking of Holliday...
Man that is one small dude......he's going to be J.J. Moses with break away SPEED!!!.
I'm glad we have another vertically challenged playmaker on the team.....gives me somebody I can really root for
It's all good. I thought it was Russian, but did not recognize the words, lfeading off with a 6. Do you have a Russian keyboard?
CloakNNNdagger
Hall of Fame
http://www.fantasysp.com/player/nfl/Ben_Tate/946365
(original source came from Rotoworld)
Remember reading somewhere that he had a nagging hamstring problem in college sometime in the past year or two.
Carr Bombed
Hall of Fame
f%@#!!!
I can use word, but it is a pain. I go to translit.ru, you just type in what it sounds like in English and it gives you the Russian letters. For большое спасибо I just type bol'shoe spasibo. And just in case anyone wanted to know, it is pronounced balshoye spaseeba.
And spasibo is the thank you part of that?
Yeah, when I was in the Navy, on of the guys spoke fluent Russian. It was pretty cool when we were in the same port as a Russian ship. He would tell them all kinds of **** about our capabilities to them. Like we had developed an over-the-horizon radar and our 5" guns could hit a car sized target at 40 miles.
Good luck man, I am sure you will do great.
Do you read, or listen to Russian poetry? I have been told that the language was written for poetry and is the most beautiful there.